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Interesting Things with JC
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Episodes vary in duration from 30 seconds to 8 minutes.
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464: "Dog Farts"
Interesting Things with JC #464: "Dog Farts" - All dogs fart. Flatulence is a typical sign of the digestive system processing food, but excessive flatulence may indicate a poor diet or an underlying health concern in your dog.
463: "Possible Habitable Super-Earth Discovered"
Interesting Things with JC #463: "Possible Habitable Super-Earth Discovered" - 105 lightyears away from Earth, scientists have discovered two Super-Earth planets near the star LP 890-9. They believe that one of these two planets could support life.
Delrez L. et al, Two temperate super-Earths transiting a nearby late-type M dwarf, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022
458: "Put the Rubber Band in the Fridge"
Interesting Things with JC #458: "Put the Rubber Band in the Fridge" - You’ve seen it. You go to Nan’s house, and the butter tray in the fridge is overflowing with rubber bands, which just will not work well on your biscuit. Why does she put them in there? Let’s find out! (1:07)
457: "Sneezing Can Break Your Ribs"
Interesting Things with JC #457: "Sneezing Can Break Your Ribs" - You could break a rib if you sneeze too hard!
453: "English - The Language of the Sky"
Interesting Things with JC #453: "English - The Language of the Sky" - During international flights, all pilots must introduce themselves in English. Interestingly, all air traffic controllers at foreign airports must be able to speak English with pilots.
452: "An Illinois-Shaped Cornflake"
Interesting Things with JC #452: "An Illinois-Shaped Cornflake" - In 2008, two sisters from Virginia discovered an Illinois-shaped cornflake and, believe it or not, sold it on eBay for $1,350.
451: "Vitamin D Deficiency"
Interesting Things with JC #451: "Vitamin D Deficiency" - Vitamin D's main job is to keep the right amount of calcium and phosphorus in the blood, which is important for keeping bones strong. Experts say that our modern way of life is one of the primary causes of vitamin D deficiency.
450: “Love Your Lawyer Day"
Interesting Things with JC #450: “Love Your Lawyer Day" is observed on November 4, which is the first Friday of the month this year.
449: "International Sandwich Day"
Interesting Things with JC #449: "International Sandwich Day"—Every year on November 3, the unofficial holiday commemorates the birthday of John Montagu and the naming of the Sandwich!
446: "Trick or Treating on Halloween"
Interesting Things with JC #446: "Trick or Treating on Halloween" - How it started, why we do it, and where it’s going! This special episode was inspired by Emma McMurray.
445: “World Record Jack-O-Lantern”
Interesting Things with JC #445: “World Record Jack-O-Lantern” - A gardener in Minnesota is turning the biggest pumpkin ever grown in the United States, which weighs 2,560 pounds (1,186 kg), into the biggest jack-o'-lantern ever made.
444: "Werewolves"
Interesting Things with JC #444: “Werewolves”-According to legend, "werewolves" are people who shape-shift into vicious, ravenous monsters in a powerful wolf-like form.
443: “The True Story of Hansel and Gretel”
Interesting Things with JC #443: “The True Story of Hansel and Gretel” is based on real events that happened in the Baltic countries between 1314 and 1322.
442: "Salem Witch Trials"
Interesting Things with JC #442: "Salem Witch Trials" - 19 people were hanged to death for the crime of witchcraft, and one was crushed to death by a rock during a shocking and brutal point in American history.
441: "Old Plastic Halloween Masks"
Interesting Things with JC #441: "Old Plastic Halloween Masks"—Even if the outrageously gaudy Halloween costumes were uncomfortable, easy to tear, and didn't look like the characters they were supposed to be…it didn't matter.
440: "Hulda of Bohemia - the Witch of Sleepy Hollow"
Interesting Things with JC #440: "Hulda of Bohemia" is believed to be the "High German witch doctor" who enchanted Sleepy Hollow and left the town with a "drowsy, dreamy effect to hang over it."
439: "The Headless Horseman"
Interesting Things with JC #439: "The Headless Horseman" - The story of the Headless Horseman starts in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and is based on some real events.
438: "Samhain & Halloween"
Interesting Things with JC #438: "Samhuinn & Hallows' Eve" - You can find the roots of Halloween in the Celtic Samhain festival in Ireland.
437: "Bacon"
Interesting Things with JC #437: "Bacon" was first mentioned in writing around 1500 B.C.